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CONGRATULATIONS!!!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS

Dec. 02: Ms. Adwoa Armah-Tetteh Dec. 02: Mr. Mawunyo Badasu Dec. 02: Mr. Daniel Baah Ofosu Dec. 03: Mrs. Kafui Yeboah

Dec. 03: Mrs. Annie E. Dzorgbo Dec. 03: Ms. Abena Titilola Safo-Duodu Dec. 03: Mrs. Alfredtina Jackson Dec. 04: Dr. Alexander Aboagye

Dec. 04: Mr. Jeffrey Larbi-Akor Dec. 05: Mr. Christian Mensah Okyne Dec. 05: Ms. Irene Osei-Tanoh Dec. 05: Ms. Edna B. Yeboah

Dec. 05: Mr. Isaac A.Boateng Jnr. Dec. 06: Ms. Adwoa Konadu Perbi Dec. 06: Mr. Barnabas Ayioiva Vajeh Dec. 06: Ms. Evelyn Sackey

Dec. 07: Master Samuel Afreh Debrah Dec. 07: Mr. Moses Kai-Doz Yebleh Dec. 07: Mrs. Naa Dede Hesse-Koney Dec. 08: Ms. Monica Aikins

Dec. 08: Ms. Christina Ayertso Laryea Dec. 08: Mrs. Rebecca K. Steele-Dadzie

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Dec. 02: Emmanuel & Dora Attoh

Dec. 03: Kwamina & Sylvia Ekremet Dec. 04: Kenneth & Regina Appiah-Opong Dec. 04: Michael & Ijeoma Mikado Dec. 04: Emmanuel & Patience Opoku

Dec. 05: Mr. & Mrs. Atikpo Dec. 08: Samuel & Twumwa Manteaw

Sermon Summary for 25th November, 2018 “JESUS DIED THAT WE MAY LIVE”

Psalm 49: 5 - 10; Mark 15: 33 - 47 (Rev. J. F. K. Mensah)

7 Reasons to Believe the Bible

1. God cannot lie, Num. 23:19; Tit. 1:2

2. God swore to seal the promises, Gen. 22:15-18; Heb. 6:13-19

3. Jesus believed the Bible, and quoted it to Satan

4. Scripture is written by the Holy Spirit, Mk. 12:36; Acts 1:16

5. God has sealed the promises given in the New Testament with His own blood

6. God resurrected Christ and gave Him all power and authority to enforce the promises, 2 Cor. 1:20

7. Christianity is entirely built upon the Scripture

The Fact of Jesus’ Death and Sinlessness

All four Gospels spend a lot of time to talk about the arrest, death, burial and resurrection of Christ. But if it is true that Jesus died, did He die for me? Sin is the cause of death, Gen. 2:15-17; Ezek. 18:4, 20; Rom. 6:23; Rom. 5:12. But Jesus did not sin and God was pleased with His life (Jn. 8:46, 47; Matt. 3:17; Matt. 17:5; 1 Jn. 3:5; 1 Pet. 2:21, 22). So if Jesus died, then He must have died for me, you, and us, as testified in the Old Testament, by Christ Himself, and by those who knew Him best (Is. 53:4-6; Matt. 20:28; Mk. 10:45; Matt. 26:26-28; Gal. 2:20; 1 Pet. 3:18; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Cor. 15:3).

The Result and Benefit of Jesus’ Death

You have already considered how these truths mean that Christ took our sin and our curses. But how does Jesus‘ death bring us life? If God only forgives sins with the blood, then He has wasted Jesus‘ life, because the sinful nature remains in us, bearing fruit every day. We are not sinners because we sin, but we sin because we are sinners. Many of us stop fighting sin in our lives because we keep coming up against the machine of sin inside of us; we find that by ourselves, we can never seem to break those bad habits (sin); but grace does not mean that we should continue in sin, Rom. 6:1-2.

We died to sin when Jesus died on the cross; He did not only die for us, He died with us, Rom. 6:3-4. The sin machine and the power of its oper-ator (Eph. 2:1-3) can only be broken when we recognize that we died with Jesus on the cross, Rom. 6:11, 14. This must become engrained in our spirits, and we must confess our death to each sin over and over and over until our attitude changes to the reality of these truths.

How We Get Life from the Death of Jesus

But these verses do more than talk about our death with Christ; they also inform us of our newness of life in Christ. The promises in Scripture are exceedingly great and precious, 2 Pet. 1:3,4. We must confess the vers-es which affirm our new life in Jesus (Col. 3:3,4; Gal. 2:20; Gal. 3:27; Phil. 2:12,13; Phil. 4:13). The life in Jesus can only be accessed when we claim these truths for ourselves (Gal. 2:20), and Jesus is allowed to live through us. Our life can never change unless the crucified, dead, and resurrected Lord Jesus works within us to energize, empower, and move our life to do what God wants us to do.

This Week's Prayer Topics

Thank God for His protection: For

seeing us through 11 months in 2018; for the journey mercies,

provision and good health enjoyed this year; also thank Him for the

strength He provided in the difficult

moments (Ps 34:1-10, Ps 136)

Pray for safety on our roads as the year is coming to an end. Plead

the blood of Jesus to be a covering

over us and family; to deliver us from all forms of evil and usher us

and all connected to us into the

new year (Ps 91:1-10; Matt 6:13)

Pray for the church and believers

across the world: That they will be

Christ-centered and more commit-ted to the things of God in their

attitude to worship and service to

God and the body of Christ (John 17:20-23, 1 Peter 2:11-12 )

SUNDAY, 2ND DECEMBER, 2018

LIC: SAVED TO SERVE!

WELCOME

TO

LEGON INTERDENOMINATIONAL CHURCH

I n f l u en c i n g G en e ra t i o n s T h ro u g h Ch r i s t - l i k e D i s c i p l e sh i p

LEGON INTERDENOMINATIONAL CHURCH (LIC)

Address: P. O. Box LG 756, Legon Ghana Post GPS: GA-552-7180

Tel: 030-7071717 WhatsApp No.: 054 200 0687

Email: licadmin@licfamily.org.gh Website: www.licfamily.org.gh

Pastors: Rev. Francis Yaw Boamah Tel: 024 464 6205

Rev. (Mrs.) Agnes Phillips Tel: 026 638 0874

Rev. Julius Duah Coomson Tel: 055 526 9155

Presiding Elder: Prof. Esther Sakyi-Dawson Tel: 050 256 8615

Church Administrator: Mr. K. K. Ohene-Adu Tel: 024 463 1600

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REFLECTION: Come let us reason together When we come together, we come in search of the truth. We come to tune into the truth; to encourage one another with the truth; to serve one another in truth; to learn the truth from one another; and to love one another in truth. By yourself, you may stumble on the truth but as a group, we will discover the ever widening and deepening truth. — JNA (Dec-2018)

1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, 2ND DECEMBER, 2018 (INTERACTIVE SERVICE)

Officiant for 1st Service: Prof. Esther Sakyi-Dawson

Officiant for 2nd Service: Mr. Kofi-Kakraba Afful

Activity: <Questions and Answers>

Speakers: Various

Notices for 1st Service: Ms. Phoebe Washington-Nortey

Notices for 2nd Service: Nana Asantewa Afadzinu

Opening Hymn: ‘Sing we the King who is coming to reign’

Song Ministration: LIC Choir

Closing Hymn: ‘Omnipotent Redeemer’

The Council of Elders and Pastors heartily welcome you to God’s House this Sunday morning: Akwaaba!

YEAR’S THEME: “THE MISSION OF JESUS - A CALL TO PARTNERSHIP”

First Service: 7:00am to 9:00am

Bible Study: 9:15am to 10:15am on Sundays

Second Service: 10:30am to 12:30pm

NEXT SUNDAY, 9TH DECEMBER, 2018 (MISSIONS SUNDAY)

Officiant for 1st Service: Mr. Kofi Osew

Officiant for 2nd Service: Mr. Ibrahim Baidoo

Sermon Topic: “God has committed to you the message of reconciliation”

Preacher: Mr. Jude Hama

Lectors for 1st Service: Mrs. Isabella Agra and Mr. Clarence Ago

Lectors for 2nd Service: Dr. Mrs. Nana Ama Agyemang and Dr. Mrs. Angelina Armah

Scripture Passages: 2 Kings 7: 1 - 11 and 2 Corinthians 5: 9 - 21

Notices for 1st Service: Ms. Phoebe Washington-Nortey

Notices for 2nd Service: Nana Asantewa Afadzinu

ELDERS ON DUTY SUNDAY, 2ND DECEMBER, 2018 NEXT SUNDAY, 9TH DECEMBER, 2018

Reception Mr. Charles MacCarthy (0244-353522) Dr. Mrs. Eureka Ahadjie Adomako (0244-281821) Dr. George T-M. Kwadzo (020-8161624) Mr. Kwadwo Otu Addae (0243-367611)

Counseling Mr. Theo Aryee (0204-315133) Dr. Awo Mana Asiedu (0244-575177) Mr. Samuel Owusu Yeboah (0504441114) 3

PRAYER MEETINGS: Sunday Morning: Prayer for Sunday Activities @ 8:45am - 9:15am; Sunday Evening: In the Conference Room @ 6:30pm - 8:00pm; Monday: In the Vestry @ 6:30pm - 8:00pm; Wednesday: Prayer & Teaching Service @ 6:30pm - 8:00pm in the Sanctuary, except for ‗Bethesda Moment‘ which will be from 6.30 – 8.30pm; Saturday: Prayer for Missions @ 7:00 - 8:30am on

the Right Verandah of the Sanctuary; All Night Prayer Meeting: 1st Friday of the Month @ 10 pm - 4:00am in the Sanctuary.

BIBLE STUDIES: Sunday: 9:15 - 10:15am (for 2 Services); 8:00 - 9:00am (for Joint Services); Monday: 6:45 - 8:00pm

REHEARSALS: LIC BAND: Tuesdays @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm LIC CHOIR: Saturdays @ 4:00pm - 7:00pm

PRAYING WITH ONE ANOTHER

The Prayer Ministry requests the under-listed persons to kindly provide the Ministry with their active/current contact numbers and professions as they pray for them this week. The Ministry‘s week begins on Monday and runs until Saturday.

Kindly contact the following people with any two specific prayer requests, latest by 12 noon on Wednesday: Mr. Kofi Yeboah - 0244875493 and Mrs. Ruth Opoku - 0509547267. Also, please update your records with the Church Office.

Mr. Evans Kokroko Mr. David Witman Siameh

Mr. William Takyi Ms. Effia Safo-Duodu Mr. James Abanam

Rev. Dr. John Abedu Quashie Mr. Theophilus Jojo Abedu Quashie

Miss. Ethel Abedu Quashie Mr. John Abedu Quashie Mrs. Agnes Abedu Quashie

Mid-Week Services

MID-WEEK SERVICES SCHEDULE AND OTHER PROGRAMMES YEAR THEME: “THE MISSION OF JESUS — A CALL TO PARTNERSHIP”

Coordinator - Mr. Collins Gadawusu (020 809 1026)

Youth Fellowship

Corner

Activity for 2nd December, 2018

PRAYER MEETING Leaders:

Davis Kaufmann, Eyram Homenya, Patience Anokye

Time is 4:00pm @ LIC

Miss. Frances Abedu Quashie Mr. Sena Kofi Adiepena

Mr. Charles Ayarkwa Ms. Mabel Adei Kotey Mr. Kwaku Oguaman Nketiah

DATE TIME OFFICIANT ACTIVITY SERMON TOPIC PREACHER

Fri. 7-Dec

10:00pm- 4:00am

Mr. Daniel Turner Liadey

All-Night Prayer Meeting

“FINISHING STRONG” (2 Timothy 4: 6-8; Habakkuk 2: 2-3)

Mr. K. Asomaning & Prophet E. Afriyie-

Jenkins

Wed. 12-Dec

6:30pm-8:00pm

Mrs. Anastasia Aikins

Prayer & Teaching Service

―The Believer‘s Mission: The Priestly Blessing‖ (Numbers 6: 22-27) Rev. Yaw Boamah

Wed. 19-Dec

6:30pm-8:30pm Mr. David Avor BETHESDA MOMENT (John 5:1-9)

Sat. 22-Dec

6:00pm-8:30pm

SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION

Tues. 25-Dec

9:15am-11:15am

TBA JOINT SERVICE CHRISTMAS DAY Rev. Julius Coomson

Sun. 30-Dec

7:00am &

10:30am TBA INVITATION SUNDAY

―Believe, then go and tell‖ (Isaiah 52: 7-12; Mark 16:14-20 )

TBA

Mon. 31-Dec

8:30pm- 12:30am

Dr. S. Safo-Duodu &

Mr. R. Bugyei WATCHNIGHT SERVICE TBA Rev. Yaw Boamah

Visitors’ Reception for DECEMBER, 2018:

1st Mr. Ebenezer Nortey | 2nd Mr. John Kudadjie

B A N N S O F M A R R I A G E We publish the banns for the following persons: 1. For the SECOND TIME, between Mr. Samuel Oppong of LIC

and Ms. Rose Toloo Apronti of The Passion Story Church, Gbawe.

2. For the SECOND TIME, between Lt. Cdr. Keith Adukwaw Nkrumah of LIC and Ms. Christiana Ometse Doyi of Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Trinity Congregation, Tema Community 4.

3. For the FIRST TIME, between Mr. Kenneth Kwame Asante of LIC and Ms. Priscilla Ashiokor Nortey of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church.

Please inform the Pastors or Presiding Elder if you know of any just and valid reason why these persons may not be lawfully joined together in marriage. Kindly keep them in prayer.

LIC INTERNATIONALS’ RECEPTION

There will be a special reception for all internationals who worship at LIC NEXT Sunday, 9th December. Immediately after the 2nd Service; on the LIC premises. Internationals who joined us this year are especially invited.